6 Pm Weather Report

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 08th July, 2023

Forecaster: Glenn Antoine

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is overcast.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.

Today’s  maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31°C or 88°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 21 mph or 33 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 2.3 mm.      At GFL Charles Airport: 5.5  mm.   

Total rainfall for the month of July so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 43.6 mm.    At GFL Charles Airport: 31.7 mm.   

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:41 am.          Sunset tomorrow: 6:36 pm.   

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 21 mph or 33 km/h.

Weather: Mostly cloudy skies, with some scattered light to moderate

        showers, and a slight chance of isolated thunderstorms, tonight. A  

        gradual improvement is expected by tomorrow morning.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 8:23 pm… Low at 2:17 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 9:30 pm… Low at 3:44 am.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy skies, with scattered showers, which may be heavy in some areas and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Moisture and instability in the wake of a tropical wave, will continue to cause some scattered showers and possible isolated thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.

Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 21 mph or 33 km/h. This wave is expected to affect the region by Monday.

A third tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next seven (7) days.